TV channels & antenna towers in Bertram, Texas

Bertram is a small community of about 1,390 people in Texas. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 9 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Bertram, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Austin, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Austin's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 24 (KVUE), CBS on channel 42 (KEYE-TV), NBC on channel 36 (KXAN-TV), Fox on channel 7 (KTBC), CW on channel 54 (KNVA), ION on channel 17.5 (KVAT-LD) and Univision on channel 62 (KAKW-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 152°. The main network towers for Bertram sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KNVA, KXAN-TV, KEYE-TV, KVUE and KTBC, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles southeast of Bertram (152° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bertram at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Bertram, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Bertram is KTBC (Fox), 34 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KAKW-DT is only 4.1 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 19 stations at fair strength or better, Bertram ranks 375th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 4.1 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

43% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Leander, 17 miles away.